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28 Jul
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Doctor's Advice Can Reduce Opioids Taken After Surgery
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 28, 2025
- Full Page
Some wise counsel in advance can reduce the amount of opioid painkillers a patient takes after orthopedic surgery, new clinic trial results show.
01 Dec
Getting a Pacemaker Can Raise Odds for Opioid Abuse
- HealthDay Reporter
- Robert Preidt
- December 1, 2021
- Full Page
People who are prescribed opioid painkillers after receiving a heart pacemaker or defibrillator may be at risk for opioid abuse -- and the higher the initial dose, the greater the risk, according to a new study.
"The significance of this study is to make other electrophy...
11 Oct
Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms
- HealthDay Reporter
- October 11, 2021
- Full Page
Surgery is a common gateway to opioid misuse that can put patients at risk of an overdose.
That's the conclusion of a new analysis of data from nearly 14,000 adults who had surgery between 2013 and 2019 at UCLA hospitals. All were opioid-naive, meaning they had not fille...